Casio VL-TONE: Super nostalgic lo-fi synth from 1979 + FREE SAMPLE LIBRARY
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
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'Here I have two rocks I found in my backyard. I wonder what they'll sound like through the Mood and Microcosm.'
Under rated comment. LMAO
Knowing David's content probably amazing lol
Probably very “cinematic” :)
Well, now that you said it, I kinda want it
@@404catnotfound Don’t underestimate anything in the Yamaha PS-2 or the whole Portasound range. Any circuit bendable gear works well as an oscillator
This thing, a Christmas gift when I was six or seven, sparked my life-long love of music. Thank you.
Same here, Iwas 16 though.
@@andhewonders Oh, wow. You're like, old. I'm old, but you're, like, old. Very old. /s
Same here but I was 10 y.o.
@@EnryMusica You are old. I can tell, because I am old.
@@DamianMesser I'm 51 y.o.
OMG !!!!! The RUclips algorithm has done me right... !!! So random, yet so wonderful
And thank you for this video
I have been wondering and looking for references to this for the past years... Could not remember how to find it.
I grew up with this and was lucky to experience it, but never really took advantage of it and never realized it's capabilities...
I wish I still have it now so I could share it with my kids...
I was given one by my dad in 1981, but over the years I lost it somewhere. I recently bought one to make up for the loss and I won't lose it again. BTW, if you own one of these try entering your birth date in the ADSR (YYYYMMDD or DDMMYYY), it's your sound!
goddamn i love lo-fi synths
This keyboard was my mothers, it was not only her keyboard for her choir practice, but also it was our calculator. She bought it new in '81 and it was in continuous use until 2002. A sound investment. My Grandmother also had the same keyboard. I discovered the ADSR functions in high school but didn't really understand what it was doing, just bashing random numbers in it was magic.
Don't show this to Teenage Engineering! They will reissue it with a huge price tag!
True
Wow, those dudes are lame.
Didn't they do that already with the OP-1? The form factor anyway, they certain packed a bunch of functionality in there over the bare-bones Casio.
😆Too late. They did it 15 years ago. 🤣
Those teenagers charge insane prices. And surprise, they even sell a folding table ( ! ) for an insane price. SMH
This keyboard was my JAM at 8 years old. Unfortunately, that demo song STILL HAUNTS ME TO THIS DAY.
I actually HEARD that when I read your comment!
I still remember this demo song. It'll never leave me alone. I love it!!
Bro! I feel you on that one! 😅
I got the same one when I was 7. So nostalgic memory. I still remember the demo song. The melody doesn’t go away after 40 years.
The Homestar Runner keyboard!
THAT’S where I’ve heard that pattern before 😂
@@IlNeige Sorta. HSR used the SK1 a lot more than the VL, but the brothers chaps had a rank of Casio keyboards at their disposal.
We’re arriving in the mail with this one 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I still have mine!
i wish i still had mine
I think I do too! I modded mine back in the 80s to use the one key playback with a foot switch to help accompany my guitar playing. Did the same with a Casio SK-1.
same! was one of my favorite toys as a kid so i kept it 😊
Me too and it still works, I even have the vinyl cover.
Me too! All the way from ~1980.
Just bought my VL-1 and I’ve been obsessed with it since my laptop broke. Super fun little nugget
I had this when I was a kid. Loved it.
That little opening jam felt like a certified Strong Bad classic 😄
EH STEVE!
1:40 Also the beat to Have a nice life's `Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000`, funnily enough.
I thought I’d head it before
i instantly recognized it from Deathconsciousness. Had to check the comments to see if there was anyone else
🎵everything you do is planned out in advance 🎶
thats exactly what i thought too!!
Can someone please do a Da Da Da and 40,000 mashup?
Wow. I had two Casio keyboards as a kid and this was one of them, they were both tiny and super fun to mess around with. Literally the sound of my childhood. Hearing you make fun music with them was a nice reminder of that, and you taking the time to not just make a sample library of it but give it away for free is a wonderful thing.
Your set-up, sound, and everything in this video is healing and that's amazing! Thank you.
Wow! Many thanks for the nostalgia David. The VL-TONE was my first synth. My dad bought it for me when I was around 6-7 in Sweden. Will never forget those sometimes eerie sounds. And, of course, that built-in demo song. Never cared much about the drum presets, but that one-key-play sequencer function was quite clever too - I've never seen anything like it since, outside the Casio-lineup.
Also, that flute with fx definitely had some Boards of Canada vibes. Excellent video per usual. :)
Love the videos! I'm always fascinated with all the instruments you bring out for us, tysm!
Really enjoy videos like this, there is so much to discover about the history of synths and other electronic instruments
How fun it is it see this getting loved, by so many in the comments, after keeping mine, all my life.
Was my first electronic kbd, a gift from my parents. Could never let go of it. Now it's a "thing" 🎶🎹❤
Will have to try plugging it into my Microcosm 🙂
Amazing stuff as usual David, thank you for making this free!
You made something so magical, this is really cool!
Great video! Back when I was a student, Kwai Chang Caine had his flute. I had my VL-Tone and would hang out under railway bridges to get the best reverb. I also used to jam along to the TD American tour album with it. After growing up and losing my Casio somewhere in my adult life I recently got one on E-Bay and the magic is still there. This morning I was listening to Epsilon in Malaysian Pale in the local coffee shop (first time for a while) and in the middle of it, your video post showed up. I took this as sign and am happily noodling with my VL-Tone again. Thank you!
Always love seeing your content popping up in my feed; there's always inspiring content in here! I definitely love the lo-fi vibes out of this little synth!
I just wanted to say that your channel makes me so happy. Thank you.
Always the most inspiring videos. Whenever a new one comes out, I know the wave of inspiration is going to wash over me.
What a wonderful video, just what my hangover and I needed this morning. 😉 And such lovely sounds, those pedals really are quite amazing.
I always smile when your videos pop up in notifications, they are always a happy place in a world that frequently isn’t. Thanks. 🙏🤗
I had one of those as a kid. Have to ask my parents if it still exists. Thanks für taking me back 🙂
Oh my goodness!!! I had this when was a kid .. played hours and hours with it!! 😍 Could never imagine it has/had all of these capabilities!! I hope it is still there at my family's house and that mom did not throw it away!!! My son will be thrilled to have it!
Such a well produced video. I borrowed one of these synths from a friend a few years back and now I'm eager to borrow it again. Thank you for the content!
this might be one of my favorite synth samples ever. simple sometimes works best. thanks so much for the work you put into DecentSampler!
David you are AMAZING !!!! Thank you so much for all you do...
These videos are SO COOL. As someone who is curious about these older technologies but don’t have the time or resources to try them my self, I thank you so much!
I've been hoping that you would do a video on the VL-Tone! When my grandpa passed my dad gave me his original VL and I absolutely adore it. So cool that the manual shows you how to adjust the different instruments, I never would have known! Keep up the fantastic work, your channel is the only one I have notifications on for!
I got one as a kid, and I still got it! I'm looking at it right now!
This and the PT-10 have got to be my favorites. With the effects, they both give off a very cool and nostalgic effect, both in soundscape and chiptune forms. I hope you find more keyboards like these, and I absolutely enjoy your works, David!
This is delightful and wholesome in an entirely new level of many thanks!
I love what you’ve done here!🙏
I always adore your soundscapes. You’re an inspiration!
I actually bought a VL-1 after you mentioned it in your Casio PT-10 video and I started researching about it. It's a lot of fun to mess around with the ADSR features. Since the interface for inputting the parameters is so cumbersome, I usually just end up picking semi-random values for most of them like you did in this video and it's always fun to see what kind of surprising sounds this can lead to. Thanks for the great video as always!
We had a couple of these in the early 80s. Wow! Had so much fun with them. I remember the different rhythms. Thanks for the video.
an amazing high quality video like always!!
Funny. I was just craving one of these and then you made a video on it. Such a charming little thing.
Another brilliant episode!
You're a class act David and you've just taken me back 40+ years to when I owned one. Sadly I never used it creatively like you have!
I like this channel, it doesn’t make me feel like “ oh I have to buy this!” Instead of making me feel that way, this channel relaxes me. Nice work!
I had this as a kid too!!!! I loved feeling like I was writing music as a 6 year old. Haven’t thought about it for years and you just brought it back to my mind :) thanks! Also I love your channel sir!
Was trying the free one out yesterday writing a song, always love seeing your videos show up
Dude your vids are so good
Hey David, I had this when I was in primary school. I don't know what happened to it after all this years. But 3 years ago I've found this second hand in very good condition and immediately bought it. Thank you for the video. It was a nice to see what it can do with outboard effects. Keep rocking 🤘🏻
I envy your creativity man, you're such a talented musician. Also your hunger for knowledge is admirable.
Youre amazing!!!!! Thank you very much for your contributions, I am your fan!!!!
So many memories of this Casio. Great video, thank you.
It sounds so beautiful
Because of your video about the PT-10 I bought a VL-1 for me just because the ADSR capabilities. It's wonderful that simple instrument can play and use many kind of sounds. It's a great keyboard to have near for you to play something. Oh, and your channel is marvelous! Thanks for the incredible content you make!
Awesome. Brings back memories of the 80s. I still have the little brother VL-10.
Bro... this guy is the pokemon master of sounds!!! He goes around the world capturing and training the most amazing songs there!!! I love your videos man!! They are full of passion!!
I had this! Hearing these tines again made me so happy. Thankyou! I finally know what this was called❤
I spent SO much time with one of these when I was a kid. :)
Many thanks for the free download! And also the nostalgia. I never owned one of these but I distinctly remember gazing at one through a shop window on my way home from school. The ADSR thing fascinated me, as this was around the time I was getting into synths but I didn't have any of my own yet. This thing was tantalisingly cheap, yet still beyond my budget at that age.
I had one of these as a kid. Boy, does this bring back memories. Thank you.
I love this channel so much
Wow. That brought back memories, even just seeing the case. That was the first synth I ever purchased.
Core memory unlocked: Playing with a VL-1 when I was young
my dad had one , but it was the very end of his life . he was in the hospital , and he never made it out . i used to sneak the vl-one out . i learned to program it . i would also play beatles synth and guitar solos into the memory then play them back with the two "note play" buttons . i would hook up a little amp with a speaker and then use a stereo with a cassette . i got pretty good at it , once you programmed the melody playing it back was simple. so much fun . the adsr was cool and i learned about this when i was pretty young . it was my first musical experience with technology . i have went on to make music for my entire life . i still do . i mainly use stringed instruments but i also use synthesizers . electro sound one two three - this brings back memorys .
As a kid I *begged* my dad for one of these of ages. I eventually got my wish, and had fun with it for years. I might even still have it.
This is definitely the best sounding version of this instrument I've heard before. Great job
Youve mastered the art and science of musical nostalgia on this channel. Thanks
Huh, so this is how Nintendo did it.....
I used to have one of these that my dad got me as a gift. Nostalgic!!
whenever you upload it feels like christmas
This Channel is a blessing in disguise.
At Least I know what pedals are on my wish list now. You made that little synth sound epic Come to mention it the VL tone is also on my wish list.
David, great video. The VL-1 was my first keyboard. This summer it will be 16 years working at CASIO for me. Despite all the Wiki entries, I'm quite certain the release date is 1981. Casio's first keyboard the CT-201 was released in 1980.
100% it was 1981, not 1979
I'm gonna have to dig my old VL-1 out if I can find it and have a play. Great video David :-)
I wish this video was an hour and a half. Such soothing sounds and such a great voice ❤
Had one of these as a kid. From 1980. The ADSR function was such fun. Great to hear you play with it, with all the effects and loops. Awesome.
amazing video, thanks!
I got this when it came out. I used two cassette decks to bounce between and build up hissy, lo-fi "multitracks".My first synth was a combination cassette and am/fm radio tuned between stations where it caught all kinds of signals that could be manipulated by moving the antenna and tuning dial. The VL-Tone was a big step up.
Holy crap I used to do the same when I was 8 before I knew what multitracking was! Record on one then play that back while recording another tune, after about 7/8 bounces it sounded like mush 😂
Got one. Still works. Used to program my favorite Wishbone Ash song on it. Those were the days when a normal person can actually use them gadgets without taking a crash course
That ADSR setting is legit cool, really changes the sounds
that brings back memories David, i had one in the day but it broke, i loved experimenting with the oscilators,adsr,etc with the numbers from the calculator, this trick was very well though out, you could get some really good sounds out of it, cheers mate
I had this!!! Messed around with it so much back when I was a young kid.
One day I'd like to collect instruments and work as flawlessly as you do, but I don't have the storage or money right now. I've been collecting instruments for a while, but they're just strewn about and I lack the knowledge in theory (or music as a whole) to be proficient in a DAW lmao. I always look forward to your content and the 'rawness' of your work, best exhibited in your garage sale repair videos and the way you modernize vintage technology (I first discovered you from the Soviet pif synth video) so keep it up!
David you really make the best videos, they re so beautiful evrytime thank you :)
That was beautiful!!!
7:28 So you watch Keen On Keys too? I'd thought so! I hope you also watch Posy. If not, go watch Posy! You'll like him too!
Anyways, I'm glad you finally reviewed this little marvel. To me, this is a very humble and charming synth that always holds its own, even if it was kind of a toy. Great video, as always!
Posy is a great advice. Greatest advice. The most greaterest.
Love this videos, thanks :)
Cool video, cool instrument, instantly bought that cuty for my collection. 😊
Best channel on RUclips and it's not even close.
Great episode! My very first synth, back in 1981. Actually, the Realistic Concertmate 200 (Radio Shack) version of it, as I somehow convinced my mother that I desperately needed it and it showed up as a present at some point thereafter. And I still have it and it still (mostly) works. The screen is a bit wonky and the battery cover disappeared a long time ago, but with some added effects that Fantasy sound is just timeless (and doubles up well with a Stylophone!) and the synth makes an occasional appearance in our songs. :)
I’ve still got my Realistic one, too! I pull it out every couple years. 😁
This is wonderful 😊
This is awesome! I am a Casio fan, since the Sk-1 was my very first keyboard. Now I want one of these! (Oh wait, I don't need one, because you made us a free sample.) THANK YOU!
Had one as a kid. Never even knew about changing the settings through the calculator. Great video!
I’m on vacation and just found one of these on Marketplace near my hotel…damn it
I had fond memories of using one at school and the one I got recently has pride of place on my synths shelf.
I had a Realistic version of this as a kid. It was very similar and looked just about identical. What memories! Thank you for the video. You could score a movie with your setup with this thing lol.
I had one of these. Loved it